Improvement in dish-washers



- A. F. WHITNEY. Dish-Washer.

' No. 211,203. Patented J an. 7,1879. 4

% MMW PElifls. PHOTO-LTHOGRAFHER WASHINGTON D O UNITED STATES ALTHEA F.WHITNEY,

PATENT OFFICE.

or CLEVELAND, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN DISH-WASHERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 211,203, dated J anuary7, 1879; application filed November 18, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALTHEA F. WHITNEY, of Cleveland, in the county ofGuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Dish-Washers; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawdouble piece of wire,also bent at right angles, passing over both sides, and also firmlysecured in the sides. Over these wires is passed a piece of cloth, or apiece of fibrous material, which is wound over the wires, and the endssecured to a hook on each side of the handle, all of which will be morefully described hereinafter, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing and the letters of reference marked thereon.

Like letters in the different figures refer to.

like parts.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents the device ready foruse. Fig. 2 is a perspective view, with the cloth shown in dotted lines.Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section of the same.

In the drawing, A represents a suitable handle of convenient size,having the flat part B at its lower en d, which is preferably grooved onboth sides as at b b. In the lower end of the part B is centrallysecured a bent piece of wire, 0, extending from side to side, andsecured in the edges of the fiat part B. At the upper part of said endare secured the wires D D, passing around both sides of the part B inreverse directions, and also fastened into the edges of B. A shortdistance above the flat part B are secured ,two small hooks, E E, in thehandle. A ragfeonsistin g of any suitable fibrous material, is firstpassed over the bent Wire 0, and its end under the flat part B. It isthen passed over the wire D, and back again, over the wire 0, to theother side ofthe flat part B, and under the wire D to each of thehooksE, to which it is finally securely fastened.

The advantages of my device are, that it is a very cheap and usefulimplement for washing dishes, without the necessity of placing the handsin the hot dish-water; it is very simple in its construction; the ragcan be very easily removed, when desired, for washing it out, or when itis worn out it can be furnished at a very small cost, and the grooves inthe sides of the fiat part act as a wash-board in washing kettles, pots,&c.

I am aware that various kinds of implements have been used for washingdevices but they are generally too complicated and expensive, and Itherefore do not broadly claim Having described my in vention what Iclaim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. As a new article of manufacture, the dishwasher herein described,consisting of the handle A, having the flat part B, to which are securedthe bent wires OD D and the hooks E, for securing the rag in position,all constructed and arranged as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A dishwasher consisting of the handle A, having the fiat part Bprovided with the grooves 12 b, in combination with the wires 0 D D andhooks E, all arranged as shown and specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I hereby affix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

ALTHEA F. WHITNEY.

W'itnesses:

OTTo ARNOLD, MAX LEVI.

such; but,

